Route The Northern Line - 1999

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  1. louietrains

    louietrains Member

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    After watching a video 125 drivers eye view on the northern line (filmed in 1999) I've had it in my head, to suggest this route.

    Route
    The northern line is a 36 mile route from Morden and Kennington, via Greater London on 2 branches to High Barnet, Mill Hill East and Edgware. Stations: 52 Stations - 38 underground.

    Trains:
    2 trains will be included, the 1959/62 stock, and the 1995 stock. (1959/62 is an unpainted train)

    Depots: Highgate Depot, Golders Green Depot and Morden depot will be included.

    Features:
    Only 2 features will be included: guarding.
    The 1959/62 was one of the last trains to have guards before driver only operation (DOO) we can have a few services where your not driving a train, your guarding it and we can see ai guards aswell! And the 1995 stock's DOO cameras (told later)

    ATO:
    In 1999, ATO did not exist on the northern line and the signals were operating normally. Only in 2000 did the northern line introduced ATO, after the farewell to the 1959/62 stocks.

    Battersea:
    In 1999, the battersea branch did not exist, only the Kennington loop.

    Passengers: rush hour passengers would be perfect, it would also be amazing to see the platform packed with passengers during peak hours!

    DOO: with the 1995 stock's DOO, the camera will work on the train.

    Summary: this would be an excellent opportunity especially with a year with Modern and old units! (And not ATO)
     
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  2. finlayl122528

    finlayl122528 Well-Known Member

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    I would love this route. I would prefer if it gets set in the modern day. No sign of another Underground route in the roadmap.
     
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  3. mooredean1978

    mooredean1978 Active Member

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    Seeing that we have the Goblin Line coming soon hopefully DTG might make another London Underground route, I hope for a subsurface line like H&C, Metropolitan Line or my top choice the District Line
     
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  4. 390001

    390001 Well-Known Member

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    modern day wouldnt be any good as it uses TBTC signalling which is basically ATO. pre TBTC would be better.
     
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  5. louietrains

    louietrains Member

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    I agree with you, that's why I picked 1999 in the first place!
     
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  6. finlayl122528

    finlayl122528 Well-Known Member

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    I would love this route. I would most certainly be happy with 1999 but no earlier than 1995 for the Northern line in my opinion.
     
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  7. finlayl122528

    finlayl122528 Well-Known Member

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    I would also love the district line set in the modern day with the S7's. It would implement AI traffic at Barking.
     
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  8. 390001

    390001 Well-Known Member

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    Modern day it’s CBTC the same as TBTC really so just as the S stocks arrived would be better when it was coloured light signals
     
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  9. finlayl122528

    finlayl122528 Well-Known Member

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    I love the S7 trains they are beautiful. They are very different to any other London Underground train apart from the S8.
     
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